ANBU Brother

Zabani-chan

Chapter 7

Disclaimer: I know that Sakumo is the name of Kakashi's father, but they are not the same person. This is Sakumo HARUNO, not HATAKE. They just happen to have the same name.

"Come on, Haru!" Sakumo Haruno yelled, rushing around and grabbing things here and there . A little Haru came running down the stairs a minute later.

"I'm coming!" he said cheerfully, but the smile vanished as soon as he saw his mother in pain. Sakumo saw the look on Haru's face, and hurriedly explained.

"She's fine, Haru! Remember when we told you you were going to be an older brother?"

Haru nodded.

"That's what's happening."

Haru blinked before a long 'oh' escaped his mouth. Sakumo grabbed Nanako bridal style and hauled Haru up by the back of his shirt before disappearing in a puff of smoke, reappearing a second later at the hospital's front desk. The nurse looked up quickly and pointed to her right.

"Go down that hallway and turn right. You should find Anoe-chan there!" she said quickly. Sakumo nodded and ran in that direction, Haru hot on his heels, looking worried but keeping his mouth shut. Nanako moaned and he picked up the pace, reaching the corner and turning sharply. He saw a nurse with short brown hair and hurried over to her.

"Anoe-chan?" he asked nervously.

"Yes?" she turned, but stopped when she saw Nanako. Her face turned serious and she turned.

"Follow me."

They walked past two doors and went into the third, a spacious room. Haru looked around in awe and sat down on a chair in the corner, out of the way. Sakumo laid Nanako down on the bed and moved aside, holding her hand. Anoe-chan took her position and soon "push harder!", "You're doing good." and "One more!" was heard for several minutes until "It's a girl!".

Haru snapped out of his daze when he heard a small cry. The adults smiled with relief and happiness at the small bundle in Nanako's arms. Sakumo beckoned Haru, and he came over in a hurry, peering curiously at the moving pink ball. Nanako moved the blanket aside, revealing a tiny baby girl. Haru stared in wonder as she put the baby in his arms, and his widened as the baby's eyes opened.

"Sakura." Nanako said. Sakumo smiled.

"That's a perfect name." he said, looking at the pink haired, green eyed baby in Haru's arms.

"What do you think, Haru?"

He blinked as his father's voice brought him out of his thoughts, and looked up at him.

"What?" he asked.

"What do you think of the name Sakura?" Sakumo repeated.

Haru blinked again, and smiled.

"It's perfect!" he said cheerfully. Sakura giggled, causing everyone in the room to smile.

A year later

"Come one! You can do it!" Haru said, carefully walking backwards and holding Sakura's hands. She looked pretty determined for a one year old as she wobbled forward on unsteady legs. Haru smiled as he became better every day, and eventually became able to walk like a normal person. On that day, to celebrate, Haru took Sakura to the nearby park. Since their parents were either always off on missions or locked in the basement, he decided not to tell of this victory. He watched as Sakura played in the leaves, and saw someone with jet back hair striding towards him. He smiled in greeting at the six year old who played with him so often.

"Itachi-kun! Hello!" Haru said. Itachi smiled, and sat next to him, looking at Sakura.

"So she can walk now, huh? Hold old is she?" he asked. Haru smiled proudly.

"Yeah, she can! And she's one!"

"Really? My younger brother just turned one a month ago." Itachi smiled again, "Maybe we should try and hook them up in the future?" he suggested slyly. Haru smiled devilishly, a weird look on a three year old.

"Should we?" he asked. Itachi's smile turned into a smirk.

"We should."

Haru nodded and held out his hand. Itachi shook, sealing the deal, and hissed in pain when his hand felt like it was being marked. He jerked away and looked at him palm to see the Uchiha symbol with a cherry blossom petal in its middle melt into his skin and disappear. He glanced at Haru in confusion, who smiled.

"To really 'seal the deal'." He said, standing up and showing his palm, where the same symbol was melting away.

"It won't go away until the deal made comes true." He explained. Itachi stared at his palm, then smiled approvingly.

"Impressive. Really impressive." He looked up at Haru, I wouldn't have even thought of creating a jutsu like that."

Haru smiled bashfully, embarrassed slightly.

"Thanks." He said, scratching his chin with his forefinger.

Itachi stood up and stretched, watching Sakura pick flowers.

"I'll see you later, Haru." He said, waving a hand before turning to Sakura.

"Okay! See you later!' he said, waving back before turning to Sakura.

"Oi! Sakura! Time to go!" he yelled. She looked up, smiled, and proceeded to wobble over to him. He smiled widely and grabbed her hand, leading her home.

When they reached their house, Haru was not surprised to see all the lights off except for their parents room. He sighed as he led Sakura inside and headed fro the kitchen. He groaned when he saw no dinner on the table.

"Nii-chan?"

He turned to face Sakura.

"I'm hungry."

"Iknow. So am I." he headed for the stiars, "stay here."

She nodded and sat on the living room floor. He walked up the stairs and stopped in front of his parents' room. He stared at the closed wood for a while before knocking. It opened a second later. Nanako stood there, looking around. Haru cleared his throat, She looked down and her eyes narrowed.

"Yes?" she asked impatiently. He kept his face neutral.

"Where's dinner?'

She scoffed.

"I have no time for stupid questions."

"Sakura need to eat!"

"Then feed her yourself." Sakumo said, coming up to stand behind his wife. Haru glared at them.

"Fine. I'm taking her to Uchiha's." he turned and started leaving before adding, "Whatever happened to the parent's who were caring and encouraging and excited about having Sakura?"

The only answer he got was the door slamming shut. He glared hatefully at it before heading back downstairs to the phone, where he dialed the Uchiha number. He waited for three whole rings before someone answered it.

"Hello?'

"Hi, Mikoto. I have a problem."

"Oh, are your parent's refusing to feed you two again?!" she demanded.

"Yes. Can we..."

"Of course! You don't even have to call beforehand! Your practically family!" she exclaimed.

"Thanks. We"ll be over in a few."

"I'll see you then."

He hung up and went over to Sakura. He knelt in front of her.

"We're going over to a friend of mine's, alright?"

She nodded. He smiled, picked her up, and walked out of the house. He closed the door behind him and continued on until he reached the Uchiha estate.

The guard at the gate smiled and waved, opened the gates for them.

"Mikoto and the others are waiting in the main house." he said.

"Thanks." Haru nodded. He walked through the throng of Uchiha's to the biggest house in the district, and knocked on the door. While he waited, he sat Sakura down and held her hand so she wouldn't wonder off. The door was opened a few seconds later by Mikoto. She immediately glomped them, and Haru heard snickering from behind her. He looked over her shoulder and saw Itachi trying not to laugh at being suffocated by his mother. Haru glared at him adn clenched his right hand tightly. Itahci yelped and grasped his right hand. Haru smirked as Itachi shook his hand and glared at him. Mikoto let go long enough to to lead them to the kitchen, where her husband, Fugaku, and her youngest son, Sasuke, were seated, staring hungrily at the food. Apparently, they were ordered not to touch it. She guided them to their chairs and helped Sakura get in the extra baby seat before sitting down herself. Itachi followed and sat next to his brother. Mikoto nodded and and everyone dug in, Haru and Itachi fixing their siblings plates and watching over them so they didn't choke. Fujaku looked at Haru.

"So what areyour parent's doing now?" he asked. Haru paused, fork halfway to his mouth. He lowered his gaze and put his fork down.

"I don't know. but I could tell that it was bad." Haru said, glancing at Sakura. Thet got the hint and dropped the subject until Sakura and Sasuke were out of earshot. Haru looked at Sasuke.

"Hey, Sasuke." he said. Sasuke looked up, and quickly chewed and swallowed what he had in his mouth.

"Yes?'

"How old are you?" he asked. Itachi stared at him suspiciously. Sasuke smiled and held up a finger.

"One!" he yelled excitedly.

"That's great!" Haru exclaimed, "You're the same age as my sister!"

Itachi caught on quickly and kicked Haru under the table.

"Ow!" he yelped. He glared at Itahci, who whisteled and tried to as innocent as possible. Fugaku and Mikoto watched in anxious apprehension before swetadropping and deciding they better off not knowing.

Sasuke looked at Haru in confusion, not yet noticing Sakura, who sat there oblivious to everything.

"Your sister?" he asked. Haru nodded, this time dodging the kick from Itachi by moving his leg to the side.

"Yep. She's right here." he placed a hand on Sakura's head. Sasuke looked at her with wide eyes, obviously noticing the pink hair first.

"After dinner, I'll properly introduce you two." he said cheerfully. Sasuke smiled and nodded.

Once the table was cleared and dishes washed, everyone went their seperate ways: Mikoto to visit her son's aunt and uncle, Fugaku to his office, and the four children to the living room. Haru took up a chair, Sakura choosing to sit on the floor in front of him. Itachi and Sasuke sat on the couch. Sasuke was watching Sakura with anticipation, and Itachi kept his glare firmly on Haru, who pointedly ignored it. Haru looked at Sasuke.

"Okay. Do you know how to properly introduce yourself to someone?" he asked. Sasuke shook his head, and if possible, Itachi's eye's narrowed even more. Haru smiled and cat up straight (he had been previously stretched out on it, with one leg hanging over the armrest.).

"Well, you and Sakura stand in front of each other, shake each other's hand, and say, 'Hi, my name is...'. Okay?"

The two mentioned nodded and stood in front of each other. They shook hands and spoke.

"Hi. My name is Sasuke Uchiha."

"Hi. My name is Sakura Haruno."

The two older kids noticed the two younger ones held hands longer than necessary and were staring at each other. They happily thought that they were already falling for each other. What the two younger ones were actually thinking was:

Sasuke: 'She looked like a good playmate.'

Sakura: 'He's really nice. Like nii-chan.'

"Alright! Who wants to go the park?!" Itachi asked. Haru looked at him.

"You do know that it's almost night, don't you?" he deadpanned.

"We still have three or four hours until dusk. That's plently of time to get there, hang out, and come back." Itachi said. Haru 'hmmm'ed and looked away, as if bored with the conversation already.

"We want to go!" the one year old's yelled.

"Okay. Go get a jacket. Sasuke, let her borrow one of yours." Itachi said. Sasuke nodded and dragged Sakura to his room. Once they were gone, Itachi turned on Haru.

"That was cheating!" he accused. Haru smiled.

"All's fair in love and war." he replied.

8

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That was the revised version of chapter 7. After I reread Haru's biography, I realized the old version of this chapter was wrong. Their parent's don't for a few more years.